Appalachian Monster Game And Nelsonville Music Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, a new roleplaying game gives folks in the workplace a chance to be a mythical Appalachian monster. Also, southeast Ohio’s Nelsonville Music Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in June. We talk with the founder about what keeps people coming back. And, members of a Ukrainian Catholic church in Wheeling, West Virginia, make pierogies for their community every week. What makes them so good?

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Health & Science Eric Douglas, May. 20, 2026

State Receives More Than $9 Million For PFAS Clean Up

West Virginia is set to receive nearly $9.5 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help small and disadvantaged communities deal with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Health & Science Mason Adams, May. 20, 2026

Appalachian Virginia County Wrestles With Childhood Cancer Cases

A cancer diagnosis can be devastating. And tragic when it happens to a child. But when multiple childhood cancer cases appear in a community, folks start asking questions. That’s what’s happening in Scott County, Virginia. Scott County has seen a dramatic rise in childhood cancer diagnoses. Marina Waters is a reporter who’s been covering the issue.

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Health & Science Chris Schulz, May. 15, 2026

First Round Of Rural Health Transformation Funds Now Available

The state’s nearly $200 million award from the federal government for 2026 aims to strengthen rural health systems statewide.

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Health & Science Trey Kay +, May. 15, 2026

Us & Them Encore: N’ganga Dimitri

Once on the margins of medicine, psychedelic drugs are now drawing renewed interest from the Trump administration as potential treatments for some substance addictions and certain mental health conditions. A new executive order aims to accelerate research and expand access to substances such as ibogaine, despite their known risks. On the latest episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay revisits a long-explored question: can psychedelics safely help treat addiction and trauma in America?

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